Man strapped his GPS monitor on a dummy before escaping civil commitment center
You almost have to root for this guy…
A 53 year old man managed to escape from the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program in St. Peter by strapping his GPS ankle monitor onto a dummy in his bed. The guy had been civilly committed to the facility since October 2011, remaining there indefinitely more than 14 years after his sentence had expired. After his escape, he was spotted on surveillance footage leaving the facility and was later found in Missouri, where he was arrested.
Nobody is condoning escape, but after spending over a decade confined beyond his original sentence and under a scheme where the state can keep him locked up without any end in site, it’s easy to understand why he felt he had nothing to lose.
His escape, involving a makeshift dummy and a cross-state journey, shows the desperation that can arise from indefinite confinement. While his actions are unlawful, they highlight the potential issues with the system of civil commitment for sex offenders.
And it’s not like he committed a sex offense on his little vacay… he stopped by a casino, got to speak with his son, and probably experienced the only taste of freedom he would ever have. Can you honestly blame him?
Discover more from Florida Action Committee (FAC)
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
This is a public website/forum and ppl can express themselves, even if it’s dedicated to your so called cause. If you don’t want anyone to challenge you – then just make it private or form a private Facebook group, where you have to post from your real name and approve ppl. That way you can approve fellow sex offenders only.
It’s not about Karen’s and Victim’s here. This is a place of support and encouragement, as well as a resource for the public, you, to educate yourself on the illegalities and injustice of the Sex Offense Registry and the thousands of insane laws created and perpetrated by people like you, angry and emotional. This is NOT the place for you, to react and mindlessly vent. Go somewhere where you are welcome.
Be courteous to people lesson 101
I am for him 100 percent. The system is over the top biased and unfair. Because someone commits a sex crime one time, does not mean it will happen again. We, like him are societies scapegoats to hate.
Maybe we can use this whole Trump corruption thing to our advantage: we’ll pool our resources to pay off the orange Don to abolish the registry and civil commitment nationwide. Could probably get it done for a couple million. And some gross schmoozing.
Worth a shot
Wait …You go ahead
Then they came for me….. It’s only a matter of time before other crimes are added to the justice systems list of “we don’t have to follow our laws list”… I am more afraid of a justice system that can’t be trusted then I am a man seeking to escape it after 15 years being held kidnapped after his sentence expired..
glad it was a short escape and he’s back in the slammer
100%
I hope the next time the justice system lies about how long a sentence is for and kidnap someone indefinitely it’s you … poetic justice.. Read the poem “Then they came for me” And study it’s history.. If you have any wit at all you will learn to be more afraid of a bloated justice system that lies then an individual who has committed no crime 15 years after their sentence expired… Think , before it’s to late… The government never breaks the law in half measurements
He was kidnapped. He should continue to try to escape until he succeeds or dies trying.
This isn’t the slammer. He served his sentence in prison already. Get educated.
Hey Earl why don’t you go troll some other site.? The men here are interested in common sense solutions and share a bond built on concepts of redemption and commitment to live healthy lives. None of has any need to lectured to or be made less human on the one site we can go for support and encouragement. Save your hate and vitriol for somebody who wants to hear it. You are not welcome here, at least not unless you stop with the anger and hate.
People be nice eveybody is entitled to opinion and comments. I’m sure you have been unwelcomed on some sites
John,
I’m a man too
“Civil commitment.” Nothing that is civil or voluntarily committed. Sounds like unlawful detainmemt. I applaud his ingenuity. I wonder if MN holds drunk drivers and thieves (particularly B&E repeats) to the same standards.
oh please lol lol I can express how I feel too and I feel that he escaped and committed another crime. if he’s so very good then why put into that after care program for so many years?!?! not kidnapped. his lawyers would be working over and triple time if that was the case. why you gettin so mad over opinions who don’t match with yours?
Earl, I’m going to explain civil commitment. The judge sentenced this man for his crime. He went to prison and served his sentence. When he was due to be released some arbitrary people decided he should serve more time and was sent to another prison. Does this sound right to you? He SERVED HIS SENTENCE and should be free.
Civil commitment was wrong.
Imagine going to buy a car. You make the deal and pay $50,000 for it. The next day you find another $50,000 was taken out of your bank account because some arbitrary person decided you should pay more. You go a “steal” your money back. Think about this for a moment.
Have a nice day.
yes, it sounds right to me that they added more prison time. I bet it was for a very gooooood reason
Now you’re just being an asshole. Read up on civil commitment. You are making yourself look like a real idiot.
I am not an a-hole. does it sound right to you that someone who didn’t do anything super bad to a victim would be locked up for years? what happened to the lawyers working on getting him free then? I bet very guilty and probably committed the worst kind of sexual offenses
The judge sentenced him for his crime. After his sentence was served he should be free. I don’t know what the crime was but he sentence was served. That’s all I need to know.
but there’s more to the story that you don’t know. I bet he did sexual battery on a minor or worse. and thanks a bunch for swearing and showing your true character. I’ve seen enough from you to determine your character. have a blessed day and stay far away!
Earl, you don’t know anything about me at all. To make judgements about me based on your ridiculous trolling is wrong and a mistake. I wish you no harm and only happiness.
Jesus died for all of us, whether we choose to believe or not.
vince,
You sound as you are a very intelligent individual. I bet you paid your Debt to society, hope all is well with you
I have.
V,
than why are you using such a language towards that person? Your an old man/ relax.
Only if these 🫏 knew how many times they stick their foot in the mouth lol. They just spout off with no real fact to support their argument lol
Vincent
Thanks a bunch
Yes sir, he is..watch out
Good!!!